A broken light marks the entrance to University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's on-campus residence on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Berkeley, Calif. Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. University spokesman Dan Mogulof said 40 to 70 protesters also threw incendiary devices at police cars and the home of Chancellor Birgeneau about 11 p.m. Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau makes opening remarks before the Dalai Lama speaks to a sold out crowd about "Peace Through Compassion" at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

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A broken light marks the entrance to University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's on-campus residence on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Berkeley, Calif. Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. University spokesman Dan Mogulof said 40 to 70 protesters also threw incendiary devices at police cars and the home of Chancellor Birgeneau about 11 p.m. Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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A University of California, Berkeley spokesman passes debris outside Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's on-campus residence on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Berkeley, Calif. Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. University spokesman Dan Mogulof said 40 to 70 protesters also threw incendiary devices at police cars and the home of Chancellor Birgeneau about 11 p.m. Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Eight people were in custody Saturday after a crowd of angry protesters broke windows and threw burning torches at UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's campus residence in protest of fee hikes and budget cuts, authorities said.

As many as 75 people - some of them carrying torches - surrounded the mansion, known as University House, on the north side of campus off Hearst Avenue at about 11:15 p.m. Friday, police said.

The crowd, including a man taken into custody in a university protest a day earlier, chanted, "No justice, no peace," and began smashing planters, windows and lights. Several hurled their torches at the building, said campus spokesman Dan Mogulof.

Birgeneau was sleeping at the time and was awakened by his wife, Mary Catherine, Mogulof said. They were frightened, but unharmed, he said.

"These are criminals, not activists," Birgeneau said in a statement issued Saturday morning. "The attack at our home was extraordinarily frightening and violent. My wife and I genuinely feared for our lives."

"California will not tolerate any type of terrorism against any leaders, including educators," Schwarzenegger said. "The attack on Chancellor Birgeneau's home is a criminal act and those who participated will be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law."

The demonstrators had marched earlier Friday night from Wheeler Hall to the chancellor's home. Most of the protesters ran away when police arrived, but some of them threw torches and other objects at officers and patrol cars, Mogulof said.

Most of the eight remained in custody Saturday in lieu of $132,500 bail and were scheduled to appear in court Monday or Tuesday.

The incident came a day after university police arrested 66 people - including Friesen - in connection with a four-day protest last week at Wheeler Hall. The building was also the site of a Nov. 20 occupation and clash between protesters and officers from several law-enforcement agencies.